https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3584168/

Up for sale on pickbike for £700 now, can do it for £600 for anyone on here.

Looking to sell my FM1002 to fund an FM1003!

Have had no issues with this frame and is great shape. There is a few marks on the right hand seat stay but other than that the frame looks almost new, frame and headset bearings are still smooth with no play. Willing to sell with Dvo Topaz shock with frame

Selling in the UK but can post to anywhere in Europe if the buyer pays for shipping cost.

Unsure on pricing, give me a PM if interested and we can chat about the cost.

I looked in to both of these frame, ended up with the fm1002. Have not had any issues, its a great riding bike.

The inability to run a dropper post with a good amount of drop ruled it out the 947 for me as I have long legs, I have a 200mm drop on my XL fm1002 and could even go bigger if I wanted.

Hi

Did anyone used this bike hard for some time and can give a verdict about the quality? Me and some friends bought FM 936 for 1 year ago and they have been holding on quite good, some problems with the bolts to the shock but noting major.  But xc is one thing and enduro and bikepark is quite another game, do i dare to buy this bike for hardcore thrashing?

Regards

Mikael

I have been riding mine since Jan, did a national downhill race on it and a good amount of enduro riding with no issues! Just getting back in the bike after a broken wrist so not been used as much as I would of liked but frame is snowing no cracks, bearing are still good and even the stock headset is still running smooth. I could not be happier with the frame considering the price, I would recommend a shock that ramps up a decent amount or like on my Dvo has adjustable progression cause the frame in pretty linear.

Can anyone who owns this frame tell me about how it climbs. I want to build an enduro-ish bike to take out to asheville but I live in charlotte and the trails are a lot less gnarly so Im wondering how this frame does on hard climbs and slow tech features.

My previous bikes have been Whyte s-150 (29"), Cube stereo 150 (29") and Trek remedy (29"/27.5"). The FM1002 climbs the best, pedal bob is minimal I only use the lock out when I'm on a long fire road climbs. With mine being setup mullet I need to watch for pedal strikes on tech climbs but if you are running full 29" that should not be an issue.

I’ve been talking to BetterBolts and their 8x40mm Transition shock bolt should fit the 1001/1002….I’m going to order two, one in black and one in oil slick, so I can check for sure. Will let you know what the pricing is, and post pics when my frame arrives.

That's good to know, might order one too just to be on the safe side.

That's just my personal preference because I think it looks nicer than when they are crossed over, you can run them any way you would like.

I did have a quick look for a different shock bolt and this is exactly the same size but out of stock everywhere I have looked. https://www.plushhillcycles.co.uk/components/bike-frame-spare-parts/transition-bikes-shock-bolt-8mm-x-40mm__9245

The bb hight on mine is 343mm from the ground. This website is great for working out the geo https://madscientistmtb.com/bike-geometry-calculator/

Took the bike for its first ride at the weekend mainly to get the shock setup. First thing I noticed was the cable rattle in the downtube is loud! Will need to get some foam pipe for over the cables to sort that out. The headset that came with the frame started to creak near the end of the ride nothing obvious when I striped it down, put back together and it's gone.

As for the Topaz setup with in fully open I started at 200 PSI, sag is sitting about 25%, rebound 6 from closed, bladder pressure 185 PSI, positive chamber spacers 3 and negative spacers 0.
It felt okay on slower tech trails with drops but on higher speed and small chatter it felt a bit harsh. Was only using about 70% travel as well so removed 1 spacer from the positive chamber and changed the rebound to 5 from closed it was instantly better! Will maybe play around with the bladder PSI and rebound a bit more this weekend.
Mostly just pushed up the trail for the suspension setup but the small bit of climbing I did the pedal bob was pretty minimal even when in fully open on the shock.